Coffee Parties Aim To Invigorate Government. Erupt on Facebook, Grow Exponentially Without Corporate Funds

Those who see need for change in America but want to fix Government, not tear it down, can join the Coffee Party Movement, which began last month on Facebook and is growing in size exponentially, without having to take corporate money, as was used to start the “tea party movement.”

Bill Press had Coffee Party co-founder Annabel Park on the radio this morning, and he added this important point:

Tea parties get corporate money, coffee parties are really erupting up from people.

“Most of this is taking place on line.  So there’s not a large overhead,” Annabel said this morning on the show.  ”Things are ‘virtually free’ using the internet.”

Two volunteers using Facebook put together more than 350 coffee meetings across the country last weekend in almost every state including in Wasilla, Alaska, Sarah Palin’s home town.  More parties are forming for the weekend of March 27-28. 

Coffee Parties organizers see “media consolidation as a corrosive social force that robs people of their voice in public affairs,” it says at their Facebook home fan page.  Coffee Parties are a lot like the Tea Party Movement, except a “Civility Pledge” starts you off on its home page.  This morning, Anabelle said the group started on Facebook and just grew. 

I just became a fan of Coffee Party Movement on Facebook and then invited all my friends to join.  When thousands of people do that, the coffee party movement will grow exponentially to number in millions, with almost no overhead, so no requirement to make deals with corporations in order to get donations. 

Not corporate money, just people participating

“No lobbyists here.  No pundits.  And no hyper-partisan strategists calling the shots in this movement,” reads the website.

 First batch of meetings March 13th weekend included libertarians and republicans as well as Democrats and greens.

That works for me, as I identify myself as a progressive libertarian.  Then when people ask my religion i tell them, Zen Christian.  So the coffee party movement is ideal for me. 

Annabel said this AM:  “In order to have a government we deserve we have to participate in the political process, you can’t just be angry at home.”

Posted by Kay Ebeling, producer, City of Angels  Related Links:

THE BILL PRESS SHOW  

Coffee Party USA Home Page

March 18, 2010, from Hollywood, California